emphasis on individual existence‚ freedom and choice. This has developed as literature that is unique and creative‚ with strong main characters who are trying to make the world they live in a better place. I have decided to examine this philosophy in dystopian films and novels from the 21st century in hopes that these futuristic films can help to make sense of the chaotic world we live in. From these texts I have gained a larger understanding of ideas such as the importance of being an individual and making
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Divergent‚ there is access to guns‚ but all the people are split up into factions and anyone who does not fit into the one they choose is cast out of society‚ where they couldn’t receive any supplies not given to them by one of the factions. These dystopian societies have unique ways in discouraging their people from having opinions that differ from the government‚ while our real world government is concerned with protecting our right to not only have those opinions‚ but to also share them within the
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Céline Smith Task D - 4th genre Essay 1 February 2015 District 9 is more evolved as a science fiction film than Avatar if one analyses the following themes portrayed in the films: The Alien as the “other”‚ Genetic transformation and Dystopia through the use of camera angles and shots‚ colours and music. District 9’s prawns are seen as disgusting creatures that have no recognizable hierarchy‚ no drive and no understanding of their situation. They are just animals that have the misfortune
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views which promoted inequality‚ communism‚ imbalance of rights‚ etc. A word which can be used to describe this inequality is dystopia; a dystopian society is a place powered by fear in which there is a disparity of rights of the government and citizens of the nation. For example‚ Benito Mussolini made certain independent decisions which rendered Italy into a dystopian country. When one analyzes the dystopia in
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conflict would take place‚ and no one ever would feel hurt or injured. A perfect world‚ or utopia‚ is the exact opposite of a dystopia‚ which is the type of the literature the stories “The Lottery” and “The Veldt” are. I would never want to live in the dystopian lives of “The Lottery” or “The Veldt” for two reasons‚ and in the “The Lottery” for another reason.The first reason would be that I would feel fairly controlled in the stories. In “The Lottery‚” society seems to control all of the community members
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The book I read for the this class is Uglies. Uglies is about a girl named Tally. In this dystopian world when you turn sixteen‚ there is a operation done to make everyone stunningly beautiful. When Tally sneaks into New Pretty Town to see her friend Piris. When she sees him she notices that his personality has changed along with his face. When she gets back to Uglevill she meets Shay. Shay is a rebellious girl who doesn’t want to be pretty. She talks about a place called the smoke. When she runs
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In his book Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury writes about a dystopian society where fire significantly factors into the story. Bradbury does this by changing Montag’s perception of fire throughout the novel. In the beginning of the novel Montag’s understanding of fire is destructive. However‚ towards the end of the novel Montag’s understanding of fire begins to transition from taking into giving. In Fahrenheit 451‚ fire also captures both destruction and renewal when Granger talks about at the Phoenix
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novel A Handmaid’s Tale as it is‚ after all‚ the author’s manipulation of the language and construction which enacts as vehicles towards the reader’s understanding of the content. A Handmaid’s Tale is a confrontational post-modern work of feminist dystopian fiction; it depicts a protagonist’s struggle to adapt to a totalitarian and theocratic state where language has become corrupted. Without any doubt‚ language is a powerful mechanism which influence and shape thoughts and the perception of reality
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“THE UTOPIAN DREAM‚ WHILE NOBLE‚ IS SHORT SIGHTED BECAUSE IT FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FLAWS IN HUMAN NATURE.” George Orwell’s allegorical novel ‘Animal Farm’ demonstrates the rapid shift from hopeful Utopian Dream‚ to reproachful dystopian nightmare as a result of fundamental flaws in human nature‚ such as avarice‚ selfishness and the thirst for power over others. In the novel‚ the animals are promised a better life if they revolt and institute the system of Animalism‚ then they are promised a better
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but he uses ingenious satire to bring out the poor characteristics of both. While being a genius at work‚ the author never directly correlates the Russian leaders to Animal Farm’s leaders‚ the audience works out the relations themselves. In his dystopian novel‚ George Orwell may make a mockery of the Russian Revolution‚
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